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Purple Brain, Purple Brain: Lavender's Neurological Magic
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a nice primerThis trio stands head and shoulders above all the stoic masters. A clearly written and east to read introduction to these giants. Several actionable exercises which will move the needle of your life towards inner peace "
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| extraordinarily imaginative and captivating, in a visual way as you might expect from a surrealist painter. her writing works better in a short story, the dreamlike magic has a tough time lasting throughout a whole novel, even a short one like this | |
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Felix's Broken Heart Club: The 5th Felix Hoenniker Medical Murder Mystery:
"I liked how the book balances many threads. Felix's friendship with Holi, strange medical matters, D.D. His bond with, and the shadow of demon Preeta. They all weave together without feeling dirty. One of my favorite parts is when Felix connects scho"
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“Paul sat in the gazebo and polished off half the bottle. With each sip, his mind drifted further back, until it rested on a girl he’d known in his youth. He sang, in perfect pitch, the Pink Floyd song, Vera. His voice mingled with the wind and sailed off, seeking a nighttime solidarity with all the lonely lovers whose passion had long since grown cold.”
― of Paint and Pancakes
― of Paint and Pancakes
“Even when it looks like everything is standing still, time invisibly flows forward and destroys all”
― of Paint and Pancakes
― of Paint and Pancakes
“Bearing false witness was the only one of the ten commandments that I hadn't yet broken. If I could hold the line on that one, maybe I still had a shot at heaven.”
― Bullet to the Brain
― Bullet to the Brain
“Little Tommy Clancy, he thought. A big, fancy neurosurgeon. It seemed almost pretend sometimes. But you become who you pretend to be.”
― Azazel’s Public House
― Azazel’s Public House
“He squeezed the telephone receiver until his knuckles were white. He wanted to smash it on the desk. Is this really how I want to be spending the limited time I have on this Earth? He gently lowered the phone into the cradle.”
― Azazel’s Public House
― Azazel’s Public House
“Sometimes, I feel like they’re—Like I’ve gotta—Like I’m just pretending.”
“If you pretend to be something long enough, that’s what you become.”
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“If you pretend to be something long enough, that’s what you become.”
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